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CMP Pours $2.3 Million Into Effort To Fight Potential Statewide Vote On Transmission Line

By • Jan 17, 2020

PORTLAND, Maine - A Maine utility spent more than $2.3 million in the most recent quarter to rally against a potential statewide vote about whether it can build a transmission line to bring hydropower from Canada.

Hydro-Quebec Could Face Fine For Late Disclosure Of Efforts To Sway Maine Voters On CMP Project

By • Jan 13, 2020
Fred Bever / Maine Public/file

A ballot question committee representing the Canadian energy company Hydro-Quebec could face a significant fine from state election regulators for the late disclosure of campaign activity. Meanwhile, a state lawmaker is trying to stop the company’s efforts to convince Maine voters to approve a controversial $1 billion transmission project at the ballot box in November.

Natural Gas Electricity Generators Form PAC To Fight CMP's Proposed Transmission Project

By • Dec 19, 2019
Fred Bever / Maine Public

Two national companies that operate natural gas plants in Maine are stepping into the fight over Central Maine Power’s power line proposal for western Maine. They’ve created a new political action committee supporting a potential ballot item aimed at killing the CMP project.

Hydro-Quebec Gears Up For Political Battle Over CMP's Proposed Transmission Line

By • Dec 13, 2019
Robert F. Bukaty / AP

Hydro-Quebec, the Canadian energy company poised to supply hydropower to a proposed transmission line through western Maine, is joining a campaign to defeat a referendum that could scuttle the $1 billion project at the ballot box next year.

Maine PUC Will Conclude CMP Investigations By End Of January

By • Dec 6, 2019

The Maine Public Utilities Commission announced Friday that it will conclude both its investigation into Central Maine Power’s (CMP) metering and billing practices and its deliberations of the company’s proposed rate changes by the end of January.

Critics Of CMP Project: Hydropower From Canada Not As Clean As Portrayed

By • Dec 6, 2019
Susan Sharon / Maine Public

Opponents of Central Maine Power's proposed 145-mile transmission line to bring hydropower from Canada to New England turned out in force at a public hearing in Lewiston Thursday night. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was taking testimony as it considers CMP's application for a federal permit.

Army Corps To Hold Hearing On CMP's Proposed Hydropower Transmission Line

By • Dec 5, 2019

LEWISTON, Maine - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is holding a public hearing Thursday on Central Maine Power's proposed 145-mile transmission line to bring Canadian hydropower to New England.

CMP Corporate Parent Agrees To Pay $450,000 Fine For Violations

By • Dec 3, 2019
Robert F. Bukaty / AP File

Central Maine Power's corporate parent has agreed to pay a $450,000 fine levied by a nonprofit that helps set standards for the nation's power grid.

CMP Criticized For Cutoff Notices In Cold Weather

By • Nov 23, 2019
Caitlin Troutman / Maine Public File

A ratepayer advocacy group says 50 Central Maine Power customers embroiled in billing disputes have received disconnect notices.

Mills Says She Won't Get Involved In Potential Ballot Campaign Over CMP Transmission Line

By • Nov 13, 2019
Mal Leary / Maine Public File

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills says she does not plan to get involved in a potential ballot campaign that could determine whether Central Maine Power (CMP) can build a controversial transmission line through Western Maine, even though she supports the project.

Electricity Prices Will Drop For CMP Customers Next Year

By • Nov 13, 2019
Maine Public File

Electricity prices for Central Maine Power's (CMP) customers will drop next year, under a decision Wednesday by the state's Public Utilities Commission (PUC).

'No CMP Corridor' Group Says It Collected More Than 25,000 Petition Signatures Tuesday

By • Nov 7, 2019
Say NO to NECEC Facebook

Opponents of Central Maine Power’s proposed transmission line project through western Maine say the effort to put the issue on the 2020 ballot got a boost from yesterday's election.

Hydro-Quebec CEO: Company Fell Short In Making Case For CMP's Transmission Project

By • Nov 5, 2019

The CEO of Canadian energy giant Hydro-Quebec says the company could have done a better job making its case for Central Maine Power's controversial 145-mile transmission line through western Maine.

More Than 134,000 Without Power After Halloween Winds Whip Across Maine

By • Nov 1, 2019
Troy R. Bennett / Bangor Daily News/file

Renewed winds causing problems for crews trying to repair damage from a storm that began Thursday. Emera Maine and Central Maine Power both say, even as repairs were made following a first wave of wind overnight, a second wave of gusty winds caused more damage.

Tens Of Thousands In Maine Lose Power As Eastern Storms Move North

By • Nov 1, 2019

TRENTON, N.J. - Around 420,000 customers were without power up and down the Eastern Seaboard and in Ohio as severe thunderstorms moved through the region.

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